These are weird, uncertain, and interesting times.
And every company you interact with and every conversation you have right now is likely reinforcing this notion.
I acknowledge that and will leave dwelling upon those concepts to others.
This page is dedicated to what we do moving forward.
And to be clear, it’s important to be present in the now and feel the feelings, worry the worry, and notice the surprising joys that have come out of this drastic shift in our normal that we are experiencing right now. And, I am not your best resource for holding that presence.
What I offer is support as we walk through this.
For some of you, moving through this means processing now by talking, exercising, crafting, baking, screaming, howling, crying, and binging.
For some of you, planning for your programs or organizations and their movements forward is where you can gain some sense of control.
That’s where I am here to help.
Let’s chat about what you need. Here are some ideas to spark your curiosity:
Program Pivot Series
A facilitated conversation with Ruby and your team to discuss considerations when pivoting your program to a different model for some or all of your season.
Pivot from Overnight to Day Camp
Pivoting Programming to Family Camp
Pivot Camp to Meet Social Distancing Guidelines
Pivot Your Facility to Host Emergency/First Responders
Pivot Your Program for Childcare
Generating Non-Traditional Revenue from Your Facility
Holding Space Online
Want Ruby to do some of this for you? Want Ruby to train your or your leaders to some of the programs below? Want to talk about best practices for these program options?
Staff Training Online
Virtual Camp
Family Support
Teenage Camper/CIT Support
Leadership Programming
Tech Support for Online Programming/Space holding
Training Virtual & Remote Staff to Maintain Your Online Presence
Let’s Chat
Taco Tuesday - free 30-minute calls on a limited availability, first-come, first-serve schedule
Commissioned Calls - hour long calls scheduled on your time frame ($45/hr)
Consulting Contract - 6 hours of dedicated contact time with Ruby over the next 4-6 months
Certifications
American Red Cross CPR/First Aid Provisional certifications *available online!
American Red Cross Lifeguarding *not currently available in its entirety online.
American Red Cross 120-day extensions for most basic level certifications (CPR/FA/AED, Lifeguarding, Wilderness First Aid
Leave No Trace Trainer course *available online!
Other Things Ruby Does
Serve as an extra set of hands and ears for opening and closing day at your camp (with a camp director’s sensibilities)
Audio & video editing (podcasts, videos, social media posts, campfire programs, etc)
Nerd-tastically enjoys Social Media
Serve as a Virtual Assistant Director
Hosting Family Online Events - Calling Square Dances & Hosting Campfires/Sing-a-longs
Resources that Ruby is Loving Right Now
Free Slack group specifically designed for camp folks to talk about COVID + Camp--organized by topic/types of camp/etc
The Brief: Camp & Covid - a daily (weekday) digestable newsletter highlighting the most applicable and active conversations
American Camp Association resources for COVID--available to all camps, not behind a member paywall. Updated regularly.
Radical Candor - Season 2, Episode 1 - an excellent listen about the intersection of caring, challenging, and improv and how great leaders navigate these times.
If any of this sparks an idea for how I can support you as you navigate these times or if you want to simply bounce ideas because an idea has been sparked for you from any of the lists above (whether I end up with a paid contract or not), let's chat!
Why do all this? Friends, it’s not about making money—just like working at camp isn’t about making money. Watch this 130-second video to hear why I want to work with you this year.
In the end, friends, it boils down to this: It’s about making sure Camp exists on the other side of this. It’s about the fact that I know Camp Directors will find ways to offer camp this summer—perhaps even in spaces that we have never operated in because that is what Camp Directors do. They find ways to help. They do not sit idle very long. Instead, they serve. They go where there is need and create connection and meaning for participants and staff.
It’s about doing the most good that we can in the time we have.
The reach of camp will be far and wide this summer no matter what. It will position us to be extraordinary changemakers not only this summer but in every summer to follow.